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Catching Sight of Thelma & Louise dives off the edge into the truth of women’s experience in the world.

It revisits the journey of Thelma & Louise through the lens of viewers who saw that iconic film in 1991 and shared intimate, personal, stories at that time. The same women and men were tracked down 25 years later. Are their responses different now? What has changed in the way women are treated?

Critical Acclaim

  • Heartbreakingly frank; surprisingly multi-layered

    Arts Beat LA

  • Entertaining; beautifully composed

    Jennifer Merin

  • Fascinating; reveals subtleties and ambiguities

    The Hollywood Reporter

  • Eye-opening personal responses

    Loren King

  • So relevant; thoughtful insight throughout

    Los Angeles Times

  • Compelling; Powerful awakenings

    Betsy Bozdech

  • Indescribably moving; raw honesty; healing

    Hot Pink Pen

  • Assured and emotionally resonant

    Marilyn Ferdinand

  • So much more than I was expecting

    MaryAnne Johanson

ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

MOVIE OF THE WEEK April 26, 2019 READ ALL EIGHT REVIEWS

Enjoy Reviews by Eight AWFJ Journalists

MaryAnne Johanson: Oh, I love this movie so much! So much more than I was expecting just hearing what it was about. I love how all the “talking heads” here are just women talking about their own lives. I mean, many of them are authority figures — lawyers, professors, etc — but they speak from personal knowledge and experience, not with academic or professional distance. I love the introspection going on here, from the women (and a few men) reexamining their quarter-century-ago reactions to Thelma & Louise and agreeing with their past selves, or even finding that they are angrier still today.
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Viewer Responses

  • Told all my friends that I saw your incredible, moving film. I hope it plays in theaters all over the country. We need more films like this, that tell our stories and validate our truth.

  • I saw “Catching Sight of Thelma and Louise” at the Napa Film Festival. It won my personal “best in show” award: smart, insightful, high-quality. Kudos to Jennifer Townsend and her subjects for their openness, honesty and willingness to share their pain on screen.

  • The parallel relationships between Thelma and Louise and Butch and Sundance – with that final scene from Butch Cassidy was masterfully edited. I thought it worked really well. It ‘landed’ that our culture has such a marginal view of women, especially in film and media.

  • I appreciated how you referenced scenes from the movie as a reminder. It really took me ‘there’ and to my own memories of the movie as I listened to the discussion so I felt included. The editing felt integrated and seamless. Nice!

  • I stayed engaged with the commentary throughout, never felt lost and definitely felt it took the time to say what everyone needed to say without belaboring any given point.

  • It is an excellent documentary about the impact T&L made on its viewers 25 years ago and today, and yes, about sexual harassment. This screening couldn’t have been more timely. I loved what the director, Jennifer Townsend, said: “I want to change the dialogue from #MeToo to #NoMore.”